Sales catalogue 494: Maggs Bros

Date:
1927
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/51
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 494: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1370 CHARLES I. bis ata IONER Ss. ACCOUNT FOR BOOKS, PAPER, INK, VEE LUM 2 lOnSUPPihie > POR His SPECIAL SERVICE... SIGNED BY FRANCIS COTTINGTON (AFTERWARDS BARON COTTING- TON); THES EAMOUS (DIPLOMATIST,-aAND) BY OTHER. CELE- BRATED MEN OF THE DAY. Y- page, tolio: 20th May; 1628. £3 10s An interesting document, the heading of which is:— ‘* A note of such money as is due to the stationer for divers necessaries delyvered by him for his Maty. service at the Commission house, Fleet Street.’’ One of the items in the account reads:— ‘* For a skynne of vellome being guilt and lymd very faier. And for gold and sylver stringe to the same with a case, for his Maties special service.’’ 1371 CHARLES If (1630-1685). King of Great Britain. MUTOGRAPER LETTER: SIGNED «(N° FRENCH) TO* COMTE DYESTREES, ViCh ADMIRAL OF FRANCE: 2 pp., 4to. London, Sth September, 1073° With-silks and’ Seals: £22 10s A very fine specimen. ‘* Devant que d’avoir receu vostre derneire du 4 au courant j’avois deja donné Vordre pour la sortie de la riviére de l’escadre francoise de peur que la mauvaise saison ne l’arrestant dans nos mers comme il vous est arrivé l'année passée.’’ Etc. 1372 CHARLES Il. LETTER SIGNED: I page, folio. Dated from the Louvre in Paris, 25th June, 1652 £8 10s His appeal to Scotland, with a view to a rising there to restore him to the throne. We are most confident you will gladly embrace any opportunity to (Continued over)
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